Letter and word choice text input method for keyboards and reduced keyboard systems
First Claim
1. A method of inputting for a text input system, wherein to input a data value or data symbol on a keyboard using a letter and word choice text input method comprising the steps of:
- inputting a character using the keyboard;
matching the unambiguous character inputted with a stored keystroke in a database, the stored keystroke having associated letter choices stored in the database wherein the associated letter choice is a data value or a data symbol associated with the stored keystroke;
matching the beginning of the keystroke sequence with a stored keystroke sequence in a database, the stored keystroke sequence having associated word choices stored in the database wherein the associated word choice is a data value or a data symbol associated with the stored keystroke sequence;
displaying as text input the data value or data symbol assigned to the inputted character or keystroke sequence;
displaying the matching letter choices associated with the character; and
displaying the matching word choices associated with the beginning keystroke sequence.
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Abstract
A method for entering text efficiently by providing letter or word choices. The method includes letter choices to aid inputting accented, diacritic or special characters and a more efficient method to suggest word completion choices including words with accented, diacritic or special characters. This method can be used to enhance any existing text input systems, even reduced keyboard systems. The method also includes a more efficient method to select and input the letter or word choices. This allows for hybrid keyboard systems where physical keys are used in concert with a screen input system to input the letter or word choice.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of inputting for a text input system, wherein to input a data value or data symbol on a keyboard using a letter and word choice text input method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a character using the keyboard;
matching the unambiguous character inputted with a stored keystroke in a database, the stored keystroke having associated letter choices stored in the database wherein the associated letter choice is a data value or a data symbol associated with the stored keystroke;
matching the beginning of the keystroke sequence with a stored keystroke sequence in a database, the stored keystroke sequence having associated word choices stored in the database wherein the associated word choice is a data value or a data symbol associated with the stored keystroke sequence;
displaying as text input the data value or data symbol assigned to the inputted character or keystroke sequence;
displaying the matching letter choices associated with the character; and
displaying the matching word choices associated with the beginning keystroke sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A letter choice and word choice text input system comprising:
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a keyboard or text input detector;
a database for storing letter or word choice wherein the letter or word choice is a data value or data symbol associated with an input keystroke of the keys or an input keystroke sequence of the keys respectively;
a display for displaying the letter choices or word choices; and
a display for displaying the inputted text. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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